History Links

Please note that by using our links that you are about to leave the Las Lomitas web site and the district server. To return to our site once you leave, you should navigate with the back button of your browser.http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/maptop.html-This site offers online tutorial and quizzes for the basic features of a map, which include distance, scale, direction, latitude-longitude, and types of maps.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/franklin-home.html - The life of Benjamin Franklin is highlighted by the vast collections of the Library of Congress that focuses on his achievements as a writer, printer, inventor, scientist, politician, and statesman.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ - Digital History offers an interactive, multimedia history of the United States from the Revolution to the present.                                                                                 
http://www.accd.edu/sac/history/keller/ACCDitg/SSCT.htm - Alamo Community College District lists attributes of a critical thinker, defines seven critical reading strategies, and describes applying critical thinking to American History.
http://k-12historysocialstudies.com/boals.html - Numerous well-organized groups of links to history and education-related sites. Topics include: genealogy, geography, economics, general history, non-western history, European/Russian history, resources for writers, research/critical thinking and much more.

http://www.pbs.org/history/-PBS offers resources connected to their television series that include: a summary of each episode, interviews, timeline, glossary, weblinks and photos. Resources are organized by topics: Ancient World, United States, World History, Biographies, and War & Espionage.